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today he met separately with defense secretary and secretary of state hillary clinton. tomorrow he's scheduled to meet with president obama. >>> well there is a war of sorts between virginia and maryland over just where that new fbi headquarters should be located. as peggy fox reports today, northern virginia brought out the big guns, some federal state and local leaders all who want to bring the agency to the old dominion. >> reporter: it's rare to see a diverse group like this in one place saying the same thing. >> we all worked together on this, we are a team. >> reporter: there was liberal democrat jim moran and republicans. even though that they all have sites they want the fbi to consider as it looks to leave its crumbling old headquarters downtown, virginia's elected leaders are lobbying as a united front. >> the nexus of homeland security, defense related, intelligence related and law enforcement related facilities in virginia are unrivaled in the nation. we believe that the fbi could not find a better location. >> they have chosen the warehouse site in springfi
today he met separately with defense secretary and secretary of state hillary clinton. tomorrow he's scheduled to meet with president obama. >>> well there is a war of sorts between virginia and maryland over just where that new fbi headquarters should be located. as peggy fox reports today, northern virginia brought out the big guns, some federal state and local leaders all who want to bring the agency to the old dominion. >> reporter: it's rare to see a diverse group like this...
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. >>> a grim looking defense secretary leon panetta says the upcoming budget fight in congress could be a serious threat to national security of our united states. >> a severe blow to both the national and local economies with the military being very hard hit. we'll be hearing a lot more about this one in the weeks ahead, and it it could affect all of our pocketbooks. gary nurenberg is here with more. >> reporter: derek and anita, the fiscal cliff really isn't behind us. it's just lurking in the shadows waiting for three guaranteed congressional fights. automatic spending cuts known as sequestration still kick in unless congress stops them. the country is approaching the debt limit and it won't be able to spend any more sometime next month unless congress raises the debt ceiling. and government agencies are only funded until march unless congress gives them more money, they're essentially out of business. >> the fact is looking at all three of those, we have no idea what the hell is going to happen. >> reporter: the defense secretary is seriously worried. >> this fiscal uncertainty h
. >>> a grim looking defense secretary leon panetta says the upcoming budget fight in congress could be a serious threat to national security of our united states. >> a severe blow to both the national and local economies with the military being very hard hit. we'll be hearing a lot more about this one in the weeks ahead, and it it could affect all of our pocketbooks. gary nurenberg is here with more. >> reporter: derek and anita, the fiscal cliff really isn't behind us....
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but the new defense attorneys say the deal was cut before he was diagnosed with schizophrenia. they want a judge to consider the new information and the plea deal. >>> the federal communications commission is taking steps to prevent problems like you experienced during the derecho. remember that? verizon customers couldn't call 911 after the storm because the system failed. the fcc says its plans to put mandatory rules in place to avoid problems with emergency services and also said failures were to blame for the problem. >> and what happened during the derecho and after the derecho. the lack of service, the lack of communication must never happen again. and i consider the ruling today a real validation. >> the metropolitan washington council of government issues a statement praising the fcc for its ruling and called on them to put new rules in action to support local emergency officials. >>> it is 4:37. a warming we will go. today and tomorrow are expected to be the perfect days to go outside. howard is back in two minutes with the warm friday forecast. but there's a little bi
but the new defense attorneys say the deal was cut before he was diagnosed with schizophrenia. they want a judge to consider the new information and the plea deal. >>> the federal communications commission is taking steps to prevent problems like you experienced during the derecho. remember that? verizon customers couldn't call 911 after the storm because the system failed. the fcc says its plans to put mandatory rules in place to avoid problems with emergency services and also said...
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the defense presented no evidence saying the preliminary hearing was not a place to, quote, put on a show and present a partial defense. >>> today former penn state assistant football coach jerry sandusky is due back in court. he was sentenced to at least 30 years in prison after being convicted on 45 counts of child sex abuse last year. sandusky's attorneys plan to argue they weren't given enough time to prepare his defense. >>> cautiously optimistic, that is how the redskins are describing the mood of the team after hearing the results of rg3's knee surgery. dr. james andrew says the procedure on the right knee was successful and gives him the best opportunity for a long professional career. dr. andrew says griffin should be back on the sideline or the field six to eight months from now. >> that's good news. >>> it's 4:35. spring or january? it can happen. what season are we in? howard is back in two minutes with today's warm forecast. >> more layoffs possible for another wall street firm. >> and your most beloved piece on the monopoly board could soon become a thing of the past. 9
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. >> the ravens' formidable defense heads west to face one of the league's top quarterbacks. that's coming up in sports. >> question of the day time now -- >> you can always count on our facebook fan ed violette. >> well done. >> ed. >> good morning ed. log on to the facebook fan page and leave your response and see if you agree with ed or not. we'll have the answer in our 6:00 show. keep it here. -3 and no preservatives. it is my goal to make the highest quality, best-tasting nugget on the market. i want consumers to go, "dang, that's a good nugget." perdue is the first and the only chicken company to have usda process verified programs for fresh, all natural chicken. our chickens are not fed steroids or hormones. [ jim ] we raise our chickens cage-free. we're trying to make a better chicken. >>> it is 5:21 on this friday morning. a chilly morning out there. we've got clear to partly cloudy skies and temperatures start in the 30s. but the clouds are going to increase rather quickly this morning. by 9:00, mostly cloudy 43 in town. 38 for hagerstown while cambridge will be 44.
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the defense did not call any witnesses. attorney daniel king told the judge this is neither the proper venue nor time to put on a show. the likelihood of an insanity defense outraged tom, whose son alexander was killed in the shooting. >> we want to call him crazy because we want to make that feel better in our society, but we have to accept the fact that there's evil people in our society that enjoy killing any type of living thing, but that doesn't make them crazy. >> reporter: the judge may allow cameras at tomorrow's hearing. that would give the public the first glimpse of holmes in court since that first appearance in july. for "cbs this morning," manuel bojorquez, centennial, colorado. >>> a new report on america's health can be summed up this way. shorter lives and poorer health. the news is especially troubling for americans under the age of 50. so, charlie, we're safe. according to tins substitute of medicine and national research council -- we're both over the age of 50 -- >> speak for yourself. >> americans die e
the defense did not call any witnesses. attorney daniel king told the judge this is neither the proper venue nor time to put on a show. the likelihood of an insanity defense outraged tom, whose son alexander was killed in the shooting. >> we want to call him crazy because we want to make that feel better in our society, but we have to accept the fact that there's evil people in our society that enjoy killing any type of living thing, but that doesn't make them crazy. >> reporter:...
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holmes' defense team decided not to call any witnesses. attorney daniel king told the judge "this is neither the proper venue nor the time to put on a show." it's expected holmes' lawyers will present an insanity defense. this man's son was killed in the shooting. >> we want to call him crazy because we want to make that feel better in our society. but we have to accept the fact that there's evil people in our society that enjoy killing, any type of living thing. but that doesn't make them crazy. >> reporter: james holmes will be back in court on friday and, scott, the judge could allow cameras into the courtroom. >> pelley: manuel, thank you, that tragedy in aurora, followed by the shooting deaths of 20 first graders and six educators in newtown, connecticut, led the president to promise action. well, tonight major garrett at the white house has learned some of what the president intends to do. major? >> reporter: scott, senior administration officials tell us the president is likely to unveil his new ideas to reduce gun violence next wee
holmes' defense team decided not to call any witnesses. attorney daniel king told the judge "this is neither the proper venue nor the time to put on a show." it's expected holmes' lawyers will present an insanity defense. this man's son was killed in the shooting. >> we want to call him crazy because we want to make that feel better in our society. but we have to accept the fact that there's evil people in our society that enjoy killing, any type of living thing. but that...
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critics have pointed out that these all white male selections at the important departments of state, defense and treasury suggest a lack of diverse viewpoints in the second term. and yet another criticism is that these posts which are in the news almost daily send a bad signal about what is possible for anyone who is not already in the white male club. the president won re-election in part by relentlessly pressing mitt romney and republicans on every aspect of gender and race issues. he's now getting to experience what that's like. >> pelley: john, the president did prefer susan rice as an appointment, as the appointee for secretary of state to replace hillary clinton but the republicans didn't allow him to go forward with that. >> reporter: well, that's right. and white house aidees point right to that, susan rice was on the short list to be secretary of state until she withdrew her name from nomination. and immediately aides said that put her on the short list some day to be national security advisor. that is a top job. she of course remains in the cabinet as do several other women and min
critics have pointed out that these all white male selections at the important departments of state, defense and treasury suggest a lack of diverse viewpoints in the second term. and yet another criticism is that these posts which are in the news almost daily send a bad signal about what is possible for anyone who is not already in the white male club. the president won re-election in part by relentlessly pressing mitt romney and republicans on every aspect of gender and race issues. he's now...
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he said this preliminary hearing was not at the place to, quote, put on a show and present a partial defense. the judge will announce on friday whether there's enough evidence to bring holmes to trial. if the judge decides to arraign holmes, cameras will be allowed in court that. will be the first time the general public sees the suspect since july 23rd. >>> coming up on "cbs morning news" on this thursday morning, sudden impact. the crash of a ferry in new york city that injured dozens of people. >>> plus, what to do about a pod of killer whales trapped in ice with nowhere to go. this is the "morning news." clear, huh? i'm not juice or fancy water. i've got nine grams of protein. that's three times more than me! [ female announcer ] ensure clear. nine grams protein. zero fat. in blueberry/pomegranate and peach. but don't just listen to me. listen to these happy progressive customers. i plugged in snapshot, and 30 days later, i was saving big on car insurance. with snapshot, i knew what i could save before i switched to progressive. the better i drive, the more i save. i wish our company had
he said this preliminary hearing was not at the place to, quote, put on a show and present a partial defense. the judge will announce on friday whether there's enough evidence to bring holmes to trial. if the judge decides to arraign holmes, cameras will be allowed in court that. will be the first time the general public sees the suspect since july 23rd. >>> coming up on "cbs morning news" on this thursday morning, sudden impact. the crash of a ferry in new york city that...
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sandusky's attorneys plan to argue they were not given enough time in order to prepare his defense. the 68-year-old maintains that he is innocent. >>> well, as the redskins return to prominence in the n.f.l. , there has been more talk about the team returning to the district of columbia. they've been playing at fed ex field in landover since 1997. and now bruce johnson reports that d.c. mayor vincent gray wants a name change to be a part of any future relocation discussion. >> reporter: mayor gray says there's been no commitment from skins owner dan snyder but there have been talks. have you had a discussion with dan snyder about bringing the redskins back to d.c. say in five years? >> i've talked to the team. we have had very preliminary discussions. >> reporter: the mayor suggested the team would have to undergo a name change. >> there's no doubt there's going to have to be a discussion about that. >> reporter: native americans and others consider it a racial slur but team owner dan snyder has won court battles to keep it. mr. mayor, you think the name ought to be changed? need to
sandusky's attorneys plan to argue they were not given enough time in order to prepare his defense. the 68-year-old maintains that he is innocent. >>> well, as the redskins return to prominence in the n.f.l. , there has been more talk about the team returning to the district of columbia. they've been playing at fed ex field in landover since 1997. and now bruce johnson reports that d.c. mayor vincent gray wants a name change to be a part of any future relocation discussion. >>...
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he said a preliminary hearing is not the place to "put on a show" and present a partial defense. if the judge decides to air rain holmes -- a rain holmes -- arraign holmes, cameras will be allowed in the courtroom. >>> rj iii had surgery today. >> they repaired his acl and performed what he called a redo of the original acl repair griffin got done in 2009. dr. andrews said the surgery will give griffin the best opportunity of a long professional career. aside from the successful surgery, the good news is the recovery time is less than originally expected. andrew says about 6-8 months until griffin can return to the field. andrews released a statement shortly after surgery today saying in part we expect a full recovery and it is everybody's hope and belief that due to his high motivation he will be ready for the 2013 season. now, of course, we've seen how motivated griffin is and what kind of work ethic he has. so return of the 2013 season definitely not out of the question. let's just hope it's the right decision. anita. >> thanks, kristin. >>> now, the information i got today on
he said a preliminary hearing is not the place to "put on a show" and present a partial defense. if the judge decides to air rain holmes -- a rain holmes -- arraign holmes, cameras will be allowed in the courtroom. >>> rj iii had surgery today. >> they repaired his acl and performed what he called a redo of the original acl repair griffin got done in 2009. dr. andrews said the surgery will give griffin the best opportunity of a long professional career. aside from the...
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defense attorneys today are expected to ask for more time, saying holmes is not ready to enter a plea. >>> and now to the president's cabinet. president obama introduced white house chief of staff jack lew yesterday as his choice to be white house secretary treasurer. we heard from two democrats. charlie rangel and gene sheheen. >> it's embarrassing as hell, and i kind of think there's no excuse when it's a second term. >> he had places where he could appoint women, and i hope he'll take a look and do that. >> cbs news political director john dickerson is in washington. john, good morning. >> good morning, norah. >> all right. so is it all the president's men as they say for president obama? >> well, right now it looks like it. these last three appointments, all white males, and this criticism is, look, mr. president, you won your election based on the votes of women and minorities, so you should respect that in your naming of the cabinet picks. the white house pushes back and says he's only halfway through the process, don't judge him so quickly, yet the judge is being judged quickly
defense attorneys today are expected to ask for more time, saying holmes is not ready to enter a plea. >>> and now to the president's cabinet. president obama introduced white house chief of staff jack lew yesterday as his choice to be white house secretary treasurer. we heard from two democrats. charlie rangel and gene sheheen. >> it's embarrassing as hell, and i kind of think there's no excuse when it's a second term. >> he had places where he could appoint women, and i...
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today attorneys plan to argue they weren't given enough time to prepare his defense. >>> and the national flu outbreak is spreading there. city of boston declared a public health emergency after the virus killed more than a dozen people and at least three more states have declared a widespread outbreak bringing the total number of states dealing with the flu to 44. the centers for disease control reports the number of people going to the hospital with flu symptoms has doubled in the past month. >>> at 6:39, coming up, we're here with another your money report. more lay-office coming to wall street. morgan stanly is expected to cut 1600 jobs or 6% of the work force. roughly half will be in the u.s. and mostly from the investment banking division. in december, citi group announced it is laying off 11,000 workers. >>> wal-mart had a change of heart. the largest retailer will join talks at the white house today about gun control and safety after initially declining to attend citing a scheduling conflict. wal-mart is the country's largest seller of firearms. >>> the insurance giant american in
today attorneys plan to argue they weren't given enough time to prepare his defense. >>> and the national flu outbreak is spreading there. city of boston declared a public health emergency after the virus killed more than a dozen people and at least three more states have declared a widespread outbreak bringing the total number of states dealing with the flu to 44. the centers for disease control reports the number of people going to the hospital with flu symptoms has doubled in the...
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his attorneys plan to argue, they weren't given enough time to prepare their client's defense. >>> could lance armstrong be ready to come clean? the cyclist met with the antidoping agency to talk about the possibility of some kind of grand confession. >> usa today says it may be too little, too late. >> two months after he was kicked out of the sport and already trying to angle his way back in. >> reporter: the usa today reporter on why she thinks lance armstrong met with the agency last month to hint at a possible confession after having his seven wins snatched away and suffering a life-time ban from competition for alleged doping. >> he fought the agency and to think that he asked and had a -- that he requested and had a meeting. >> reporter: he reportedly walked away with no deal in hand. but he will join oprah next thursday for a 90 minute no holds barred interview. >> he wants to have a quick apology with apology and come back to doing marathons. the reality is, he is banned for life. and even if he comes clean and gives all the information about everyone else's cheating, it's still
his attorneys plan to argue, they weren't given enough time to prepare their client's defense. >>> could lance armstrong be ready to come clean? the cyclist met with the antidoping agency to talk about the possibility of some kind of grand confession. >> usa today says it may be too little, too late. >> two months after he was kicked out of the sport and already trying to angle his way back in. >> reporter: the usa today reporter on why she thinks lance armstrong met...
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. >> however holmes' defense attorney filed papers saying he's not ready to enter a plea and is likely to ask for a delayed arraignment. >>> 6:06. jessica doyle is here with another your money report. >> and new rules for the mortgage business. people have been calling for these for a while and it's going to be interesting. >> these are big changes coming for the mortgage business. and they very well could impact our local housing market in a very large way. federal officials have handed down these new rules on mortgage lending practices and they want to reduce risky loans and protect consumers from mortgage abuse after the housing bubble burst leaving of course to that foreclosure crisis across the nation. lendors will ramp up their evaluations of a borrower's income and assets as well as the ability to repay the loan. this also changes the types of loans that can be offered. one possible concern for us the new standards make it a bit tougher to get the larger size mortgages the kind you so often in the housing market since the real estate prices are so high here. borrowers can't get
. >> however holmes' defense attorney filed papers saying he's not ready to enter a plea and is likely to ask for a delayed arraignment. >>> 6:06. jessica doyle is here with another your money report. >> and new rules for the mortgage business. people have been calling for these for a while and it's going to be interesting. >> these are big changes coming for the mortgage business. and they very well could impact our local housing market in a very large way. federal...
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. >> hagel for defense chief. >> the real job for defense secretary coming up. >> this budget battle. >> is going to be budget cutting. >> the defense department will go through a major budget. >> the defense budget is really bloated. >> it needs to be taken down. >> why not have a republican make that argument? >> it could be a tough confirmation battle. >> the fight for chuck hagel now is in full throttle. >> chuck hagel is out of the main stream. >> out of the main stream. >> republicans are spoiling for a fight. >> we have everybody fanning out their turkey feathers, strutting around the barn yard like they have something to say about it. >> hagel was a thorn when he turned against the iraq war. >> republicans don't consider him a republican. >> chuck hagel has left the republican party. >> he has long cut his ties with the republican party. >> when he endorsed president obama in 2008. >> democrats don't accept him as an alternative choice. >> hagel appears to be a man without a party. >> is chuck hagel the right choice for secretary of defense? it is certainly not the most easy o
. >> hagel for defense chief. >> the real job for defense secretary coming up. >> this budget battle. >> is going to be budget cutting. >> the defense department will go through a major budget. >> the defense budget is really bloated. >> it needs to be taken down. >> why not have a republican make that argument? >> it could be a tough confirmation battle. >> the fight for chuck hagel now is in full throttle. >> chuck hagel is out...
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defense strategy and the defense budget, and we honored to the hoe undersecretary of defense, robert hale here. just a quick note on the agenda, after bob has spoken, i'll come up and call on a few folks and we can ask some questions of bob, so that will be your chance to intercede and pose questions on your mind. you'll field questions for a half hour. at that point we'll go straight to a panel discussion, and we'll be joined by paul wolfowitz and richard betts. richard betts runs the security program at columbia university. so thank you all of you for being here. let me say a brief word about bob hale, for whom i had the great pleasure of working 20 years ago at the congressional budget office. fantastic career in national security. as noted, comptroller of the pentagon today. one of the top officials, eadviser to the secretary of defense in all matters financial, not only in terms of building budgets and trying to execute them and execute efficiencies and reforms within the defense budget. bob has a long career in national security. he was navy officer at the beginning of his care
defense strategy and the defense budget, and we honored to the hoe undersecretary of defense, robert hale here. just a quick note on the agenda, after bob has spoken, i'll come up and call on a few folks and we can ask some questions of bob, so that will be your chance to intercede and pose questions on your mind. you'll field questions for a half hour. at that point we'll go straight to a panel discussion, and we'll be joined by paul wolfowitz and richard betts. richard betts runs the security...
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the third defense is that it's self-defense when you start having multiple defenses that's a hard sell to the jury, why you keep changing your defense. >> well, i don't know what the defense attorneys are going to do. if ne don't put her on the stand for a self-defense when the-- she is, somebody claiming self-defense and takes both murder weapons and they probably have been disposed of someplace between arizona and salt lake city, utah. so, to say that, that is ridiculous and then you clean, try to clean the crime scene, you try to destroy evidence, but what you said about these other two defenses, i'm sure that the judge would probably prohibit the prosecution from bringing those up until she takes the stand and then she'll open the door, regardless of-- she'll open the door and the prosecution will drive a train right through it. >> greta: if she made those statements to police officers, lawfully under the circumstances, those, whether she takes the stand or not those are going to come out if she made three separate statements, i didn't do it, i was there, but don't recognize the pe
the third defense is that it's self-defense when you start having multiple defenses that's a hard sell to the jury, why you keep changing your defense. >> well, i don't know what the defense attorneys are going to do. if ne don't put her on the stand for a self-defense when the-- she is, somebody claiming self-defense and takes both murder weapons and they probably have been disposed of someplace between arizona and salt lake city, utah. so, to say that, that is ridiculous and then you...
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defense strategy. one of the most important prolific voices and defense issues, rich and literally hundreds of op-eds, columns, and articles, including one to point to you up on foreign policy but said right now looking at defense budgets . we are joined by richard -- richard betts, one of the top thicker -- thinkers and teachers, professor and director of war and peace studies at columbia university. numerous books have garnered critical success including it was an award from the american science association for the best book of political science. also a key facilitator of a summer security studies workshop that probably somewhere around 75 percent of all the security studies professors in the nation have attended. also a great deal of experience in the policy field, a senior fellow at the council on foreign relations where he served as director of national security studies, former staff member of the church committee and worked in the national security council and serve six years and a national secur
defense strategy. one of the most important prolific voices and defense issues, rich and literally hundreds of op-eds, columns, and articles, including one to point to you up on foreign policy but said right now looking at defense budgets . we are joined by richard -- richard betts, one of the top thicker -- thinkers and teachers, professor and director of war and peace studies at columbia university. numerous books have garnered critical success including it was an award from the american...
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defense. we have codified it in policy over the years and certainly things have advanced since 9/11 and hurricane katrina, but there has been a real gap in detailed preplanning for emergency response, particularly as it works its way down the chain into the tactical forces that would respond, most specifically i think those on active duty. this is an area that we don't tend to pay a lot of attention to and very often when it comes we tray to look the other way. i believe that we have been reasonably responsive in immediate response, immediate response by doctrine and policy are military dod authorities moving out their gates into their neighborhoods when a disaster hits right next door. i mean, that seems to make sense. we have good relationships at our bases and stations and the ability to roll out and assist is something you would expect to work out pretty well. some of that has matured, in fact. in the state of california we have established a number of agreements, most particularly the wil
defense. we have codified it in policy over the years and certainly things have advanced since 9/11 and hurricane katrina, but there has been a real gap in detailed preplanning for emergency response, particularly as it works its way down the chain into the tactical forces that would respond, most specifically i think those on active duty. this is an area that we don't tend to pay a lot of attention to and very often when it comes we tray to look the other way. i believe that we have been...
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won't we also, in the very way the defense attorneys do their cross examination, won't we know what defense they're going to use? i don't think they'll go after an insanity defense at this time. >> there's no real mystery about where this case is headed. this is not a whodunit. the case will turn on the mental health issues. we talked about insanity, a total defense where a defendant doesn't understand and appreciate the wrongfulness of their conduct, they can't be held criminally liable. with diminished capacity, it's slightly different. it's that there's still mental health issues going on, but you can be held criminally liable just for a lesser crime. so it can turn a murder into a manslaughter. >> a lot of people don't understand that, though. you have insanity, which i think some people assume right away, well, if you have some kind of mental illness, you might actually qualify for an insanity defense. you can be mental ly ill and no insane. make no mistake. what about diminished capacity, what do you have to prove -- does it help you that much? >> it's all a matter of degree. for the
won't we also, in the very way the defense attorneys do their cross examination, won't we know what defense they're going to use? i don't think they'll go after an insanity defense at this time. >> there's no real mystery about where this case is headed. this is not a whodunit. the case will turn on the mental health issues. we talked about insanity, a total defense where a defendant doesn't understand and appreciate the wrongfulness of their conduct, they can't be held criminally liable....
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a lot of defense lawyers -- sorry, lawyers shouting at defense lawyers saying you will not defend the barbarians. the magistrate requested everyone to leave, no one did, and so she did. she came back in and she said it will now be in camera and nobody would be able to be there for there now on. >> such a horrible case. thank you very much. >>> a pretrial hearing in a few hours in colorado. colorado prosecutors will lay out their case against james holmes. accused of killing 12 people and wounding dozens of others in aurora, colorado, last july. a judge will decide if the case should go to trial. we'll talk to lisa wayne. a criminal defense attorney and former public defender who helped train the two lawyers defending james holmes. that should be interesting. >>> president obama has signed a $9.7 billion superstorm sandy aid package. most will be used to pay flood insurance claims. a second bill will be voted on on january 15th. house speaker john boehner received harsh criticism from chris christie and peter king, both republicans, when he refused to bring the bill up for house vote.
a lot of defense lawyers -- sorry, lawyers shouting at defense lawyers saying you will not defend the barbarians. the magistrate requested everyone to leave, no one did, and so she did. she came back in and she said it will now be in camera and nobody would be able to be there for there now on. >> such a horrible case. thank you very much. >>> a pretrial hearing in a few hours in colorado. colorado prosecutors will lay out their case against james holmes. accused of killing 12...
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as secretary of defense, i also benefited from his work when he served on our defense policy board. chuck hagel is a patriot. he is a decorated combat veteran. he is a dedicated public servant. i believe his experience, judgment, and deep understanding of security issues facing this country make him the right choice to be secretary of defense. as for me, after close to 50 years of serving the american people, i began in 1964 when i served as a first lieutenant in the united states army. then in both the legislative and executive branch positions in washington. the time has come for me to return to my wife and our three sons and their families, our six grandchildren, and my walnut farm. dealing with a different set of nuts. [laughter] i want to be played tha -- i want to thank my family for giving me the fullest measure of support throughout my long career in public service. i will leave washington with a deep sense of pride in what we have accomplished during these last four years been on the president's national security team. as director of the cia and secretary of defense, i have
as secretary of defense, i also benefited from his work when he served on our defense policy board. chuck hagel is a patriot. he is a decorated combat veteran. he is a dedicated public servant. i believe his experience, judgment, and deep understanding of security issues facing this country make him the right choice to be secretary of defense. as for me, after close to 50 years of serving the american people, i began in 1964 when i served as a first lieutenant in the united states army. then in...
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defense strategy and the defense budget. we are honored to have robert hale here to give the keynote address to begin things. just a quick note on the agenda, after bob has spoken, i will come up and we can have some questions again, thank you all for being here. let me say a brief word about bob
defense strategy and the defense budget. we are honored to have robert hale here to give the keynote address to begin things. just a quick note on the agenda, after bob has spoken, i will come up and we can have some questions again, thank you all for being here. let me say a brief word about bob
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there's disagreements on defense. there's some new republicans who say, hey, we've got to stop this kind of knee network promilitary, pro interventionism out there. those people really like chuck hagel. there's other republicans who really hate chuck hagel. let this fight be between republicans i'm thinking is what barack obama is looking at. >> chuck hagel has managed to make people e iing jewish group rights groups. as he put it, i'm a united states senator. i'm not an israeli senator. he called a nominee for ambassador openly aggressively gay. he did apologize for that. that happened some time ago. and said he misspoke. but, perry, what do you think? how tough could this fight get? >> it's looking tough right now. you have some democrats who don't like the comments about gay rights and about israel. you have republicans who don't like his opposition to the iraq wars. you have people on both sides. you don't
there's disagreements on defense. there's some new republicans who say, hey, we've got to stop this kind of knee network promilitary, pro interventionism out there. those people really like chuck hagel. there's other republicans who really hate chuck hagel. let this fight be between republicans i'm thinking is what barack obama is looking at. >> chuck hagel has managed to make people e iing jewish group rights groups. as he put it, i'm a united states senator. i'm not an israeli senator....
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the us defense perimeter. when the invasion took place, and truman focused on it, the reaction was to fight. the same thing happened in the invasion of kuwait. it was an unexpected contingency. if we had made an effort to be clear that deterrence was in advance, neither would have occurred. the reason i am pessimistic about the situation in asia is it seems to me there are potential contingencies of that sort. if they happened, they would not be as crazy as they seem if you asked the average person. add british ambiguity about if they would oppose an attack on france in 1914. the germans had known in advance, maybe they would have behaved differently. in 1990, the us decision in kuwait was we do not take a position on a territorial dispute between iraq and kuwait. we did not take a position. the border was on define. we should have added to that statement that we would oppose any support of either party. the message would have gotten across. it was ambiguous. >> i agree. i will sound dovish. i worry about a dy
the us defense perimeter. when the invasion took place, and truman focused on it, the reaction was to fight. the same thing happened in the invasion of kuwait. it was an unexpected contingency. if we had made an effort to be clear that deterrence was in advance, neither would have occurred. the reason i am pessimistic about the situation in asia is it seems to me there are potential contingencies of that sort. if they happened, they would not be as crazy as they seem if you asked the average...
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for second of defense. but, wolf, i just had a few moments to talk with dan coats, the seminar from indiana, republican who had served here on capitol hill for a long time, took some time off and came back to the senate just recently, and he once was nominated or not noom natured but in the running for secretary of defense, that went to donald rumsfeld. he said a lot of times it will seem like you're a shoen -in fo one of the positions and then if may not work out that way. he's going to reserve judgment on that until the confirmation hearings until the hearing occur. he said he is very concerned about some of the positions that chuck hagel has taken on a number of issues. i asked him about the comments that chuck hagel made in 2006. he said that those comments are a concern, he wants to hear chuck hagel's explanation for the comments. he is sort of taking a wait and see posture in terms of what he will eventually do in terms of that nomination. so not quite as stridently against this nominee as we heard fr
for second of defense. but, wolf, i just had a few moments to talk with dan coats, the seminar from indiana, republican who had served here on capitol hill for a long time, took some time off and came back to the senate just recently, and he once was nominated or not noom natured but in the running for secretary of defense, that went to donald rumsfeld. he said a lot of times it will seem like you're a shoen -in fo one of the positions and then if may not work out that way. he's going to...
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are we really better off when we say no defense is a good defense? >> chris: i want to put up an ad that gun control advocates have started running against new democratic senator heidi hei dcamp of north dakota when she said some of the president's ideas about gun control are extreme. will that work. can ms. tanden and their allies and they have suggested they can drive a wedge between people like you, the heads of the nra and some of their members who may not be as hardline as you guys are on gun controls? >> i think the senator from north dakota is reflecting the views of the people that sent her to washington. so i don't think there is much room to drive any wedge. i think she is representing them rather faithfully and i think it is noteworthy that a democrat who would be under a lot of pressure within their are caucus to take a gun control point of view is not having anything other. >> that s not true. heidi heidcamp has heard from both sides of the issue and now said she is open to discussion of the issues. i think the challenge here for the lea
are we really better off when we say no defense is a good defense? >> chris: i want to put up an ad that gun control advocates have started running against new democratic senator heidi hei dcamp of north dakota when she said some of the president's ideas about gun control are extreme. will that work. can ms. tanden and their allies and they have suggested they can drive a wedge between people like you, the heads of the nra and some of their members who may not be as hardline as you guys...
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as secretary of defense i also benefited from his work when he served on our defense policy board. chuck hagel is a patriot, he is a decorated combat veteran, and he is a dedicated public servant. i believe his experience, his judgment, his deep understanding of the security issues facing this country make him the right choice to be secretary of defense. as for me after close to 50 years of serving the american people began in 1964 when i served as a first lieutenant in the united states army and then in both the legislative and executive branch positions in washington. the time has come for me to return to my wife sylvia, our three sons, their families, our six grandchildren, and my walnut farm. dealing with a different set of nuts. [ laughter ] i want to deeply thank my family for giving me the fullest measure of love and support during my many absences from home throughout my long career in public service, but i will leave washington with a very deep sense of pride in what we have accomplished during these last four years being on the president's national security team. as both
as secretary of defense i also benefited from his work when he served on our defense policy board. chuck hagel is a patriot, he is a decorated combat veteran, and he is a dedicated public servant. i believe his experience, his judgment, his deep understanding of the security issues facing this country make him the right choice to be secretary of defense. as for me after close to 50 years of serving the american people began in 1964 when i served as a first lieutenant in the united states army...
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defense perimeter. but then when the invasion took place and truman focused on it, the reaction was to fight. the same thing happened more or less with the invasion of kuwait. it was an unexpected contingency. if we had really made an effort to be clear about the turn of events, probably none of those words would've ever occurred. and so the reason i'm perhaps pessimistic or alarmist about the situation in asia is it seems to me there are contingencies of that sort, which if they happen would not see it as great as if you just ask the average person right n now. >> you could add to that list the british ambiguity about whether they would oppose a german attack on france in 1914. it was only, i think it was only when belgium's neutrality was violated, so that was a big issue decided to enter the war. if the germans had known in advance that was going to happen, maybe they would have behaved different. i recall in 1990, the u.s. position on kuwait was we don't take a position on the territorial dispute be
defense perimeter. but then when the invasion took place and truman focused on it, the reaction was to fight. the same thing happened more or less with the invasion of kuwait. it was an unexpected contingency. if we had really made an effort to be clear about the turn of events, probably none of those words would've ever occurred. and so the reason i'm perhaps pessimistic or alarmist about the situation in asia is it seems to me there are contingencies of that sort, which if they happen would...
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the defense minister applauding president obama's pick for the defense chief, saying we hope there will be practical changes in america's foreign policy and washington becomes respectful of the rights of nations. hagel's comments about iran have become lightning rods. critics point back to his push in 2005 for direct negotiations with iran and to his past statements like in 2006, when he said i would say that a military strike against iran, a military option, is not a viable feasible responsible option. i believe a political settlement will be the answer. 2005 and 2006 was a long time ago. his views have tempered perhaps, who knows. "outfront" tonight, peter brooks, former assistant secretary of defense and john avlon. let me start with you, peter. obviously the iranian government loves to get involved in these things at times and stir the pot. they seem to love to do that. but how much does this seeming endorsement affect this potential nomination? >> well, i guess you have to ask the senate. i doubt very much that they'll take the ayatollah's advice -- take it under advisement, i supp
the defense minister applauding president obama's pick for the defense chief, saying we hope there will be practical changes in america's foreign policy and washington becomes respectful of the rights of nations. hagel's comments about iran have become lightning rods. critics point back to his push in 2005 for direct negotiations with iran and to his past statements like in 2006, when he said i would say that a military strike against iran, a military option, is not a viable feasible...
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they're trying to claim self-defense here? i don't know how they're going to pull it off. >> what's the next plan? the witness we just saw, the one hooked up with, was he cross examined. >> texting and strength wasn't brought up again. maybe it will be later. i don't know what the defense is it going to do to be honest, i'm looking forward to what kind of case they'll put on. >> the theory, usually what you do the use the prosecution witness to sort of help your defense, the cross examining of the man on the witness stand that she hooked up with the next day. do you get any hint anything at all that will be the least favorable to their client. >> one thing they kept asking, who is texting who? a series of sexy texts, they knew each other a few hours, met in oklahoma at a conference and texting several months after that. looking through the texts looked like a mutual thing. she said she was having problems with travis in terms of trusting him, about as far as that went. >> troy, thank you. >> you've got to, greta. >> a stunner
they're trying to claim self-defense here? i don't know how they're going to pull it off. >> what's the next plan? the witness we just saw, the one hooked up with, was he cross examined. >> texting and strength wasn't brought up again. maybe it will be later. i don't know what the defense is it going to do to be honest, i'm looking forward to what kind of case they'll put on. >> the theory, usually what you do the use the prosecution witness to sort of help your defense, the...
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and we've heard a lot of criticism over president obama's pick of chuck hagel for secretary of defense but perhaps the more controversial appointment the nominee for cia director has been overlooked i had a look at john brennan's questionable history from drone attacks to the kill list and bush era torture tactics. and a new study finds that homicides have actually increased in states that have an act of the stand your ground law this law give americans a license to kill will debate this smoking gun just ahead. it's tuesday january eighth eight pm here in washington d.c. you i'm liz of all in you're watching our team. well begin with the developing story accused whistleblower bradley manning is back in court this week the former army private accused of the biggest classified document breach in u.s. history among the slew of charges manning is facing is aiding the enemy and just moments ago the military judge presided over the case the judge agreed to take a hundred twelve days off manning's eventual sentence this is on grounds of manning was subjected to unlawful pretrial punishment to
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he is the plenty for defense. if you're going to attack him, it has to be on things that are germane to the position is about to take in not get sidetracked by things that are not going to be within his bally. >> one might raise questions about his position for the arab war until he was against the surge. he was all over the map on that. lou: i think he may be a the secretary of state, john kerry, who -- well, he seems to the following elements are to marry what he was for and when he was against it. >> from obama's point of view, having a republican, even if he would be nominal, to the cuts in the pentagon that the outgoing secretary of defense, leon panetta, has said are inadvisable, gives the president's political cover to achieve a goal that, i think, is probably ill-advised but certainly given the budget is a step the obama administration -- lou: being? >> cutting defense radically when the chinese and russians are increasing extraordinarily. lou: i shudder to think the expression political cover room we're t
he is the plenty for defense. if you're going to attack him, it has to be on things that are germane to the position is about to take in not get sidetracked by things that are not going to be within his bally. >> one might raise questions about his position for the arab war until he was against the surge. he was all over the map on that. lou: i think he may be a the secretary of state, john kerry, who -- well, he seems to the following elements are to marry what he was for and when he was...
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second of defense i also benefitted from his work when he served on our defense policy board. chuck hagel is a patriot, decorated combat veteran, and he is a ded kadedicated public ser. i believe his judgment, deep understanding of the security issues facing this country, make him the right choice to be secretary of defense. as for me, after close to 50 years, of serving the american people, began in 1964 when i served as first lieutenant in the united states army. and then, in both the legislative and executive branch positions in washington. the time has come for me to return to my wife, sylvia, our three sons, their families, our six grandchildren, and my walnut farm. dealing with the different set of nuts. [ laughter ] i want to deeply thank my family for giving me the fullest measure of love and support during my many absences from home throughout my long career in public service. but i will leave washington with a very deep sense of pride. in what we have accomplished. during these last four years. being on the president's national security team. as both director of the
second of defense i also benefitted from his work when he served on our defense policy board. chuck hagel is a patriot, decorated combat veteran, and he is a ded kadedicated public ser. i believe his judgment, deep understanding of the security issues facing this country, make him the right choice to be secretary of defense. as for me, after close to 50 years, of serving the american people, began in 1964 when i served as first lieutenant in the united states army. and then, in both the...
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let's move to the defense secretary as well. what can you tell us about the president's pick for defense secretary, the controversy down in d.c. surrounding potentially that choice? >> reporter: what has concerned both republicans and democrats, in terms of the choice of chuck hagel for defense secretary is essentially remarks that he made when he was in the senate about israel. in 2006 he gave an interview tomorrow toer middle east envoy aaron david miller. hagel said the following. >> the jewish lobby intimidates a lot of people up there. i'm a united states senator. i'm a united states senator. >> reporter: hagel favors direct talks with iran and as well as hamas. and he was one of two senators to vote against sanctioning iran. >> he consistently advocated weakness with respect to our enemies, with respect to the nation of iran. he has opposed sanctions over and over again and the job of the secretary of defense is to be a serious, credible strength and deterrent and, unfortunately i think weakness in a secretary of defense i
let's move to the defense secretary as well. what can you tell us about the president's pick for defense secretary, the controversy down in d.c. surrounding potentially that choice? >> reporter: what has concerned both republicans and democrats, in terms of the choice of chuck hagel for defense secretary is essentially remarks that he made when he was in the senate about israel. in 2006 he gave an interview tomorrow toer middle east envoy aaron david miller. hagel said the following....
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he's planning policies to expand china's defense capabilities. other plans to scrap defense guidelines endorsed by the former government in 2010. ministry officials have constructed a budget fiscal plan for 2013. they are looking for rise of about 100 billion yen or about $1.1 billion. leaders expected to use part of the funds to increase surveillance around the songuku islands in the east china sea. chinese government ships have repeatedly entered japanese waters since japan's government private owner last september. abe's cabinet members will consider increasing the number of personnel in the south defense forces. >>> the pentagon announced a $1.2 billion deal to sell spy planes to seoul. an editorial in the newspaper criticized the plan to sell four unmanned global hawks. the drones can fly nonstop for more than 24 hours. they can identify objects the size of a golf ball from an altitude of 20,000 meters. the editorial says the u.s. is advancing a reckless and hostile policy. it says north korea attends to stand up to the aggression. the u.s.
he's planning policies to expand china's defense capabilities. other plans to scrap defense guidelines endorsed by the former government in 2010. ministry officials have constructed a budget fiscal plan for 2013. they are looking for rise of about 100 billion yen or about $1.1 billion. leaders expected to use part of the funds to increase surveillance around the songuku islands in the east china sea. chinese government ships have repeatedly entered japanese waters since japan's government...
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positive view defense's views. and that quote you just read, we don't know, god forbed, if there is a military confrontation with iran, we don't know what that will look like. you can devise scenarios that are very frightening, you can devise scenarios that are less frightening. the secretary of defense may have some interest in putting the might frightening scenarios before the president, that they will deter action, and holding back some of the more optimistic options. >> i want to go to one issue. this isn't about policy, but it is a policy that is relevant to the defense department which has been dealing with gays and lesbians in the military, and it's also a very important thing in terms of values. want to bring in gregory angelo. gregory, the lob cabin republicans put a full page ad out opposing hagel in the washington post. in 1998, he called james hormel, who was then president clinton's choice for the president of l luxembou luxembourg openly gay, and he said his sexual orientation, i will quote him again,
positive view defense's views. and that quote you just read, we don't know, god forbed, if there is a military confrontation with iran, we don't know what that will look like. you can devise scenarios that are very frightening, you can devise scenarios that are less frightening. the secretary of defense may have some interest in putting the might frightening scenarios before the president, that they will deter action, and holding back some of the more optimistic options. >> i want to go...
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he has called for deep cuts in defense spending. reshaping spending, dealing with iran's nuclear programs, and being ready for potential involvement in the war in syria are all top priorities this winter. that means the political buzz saws are out again. like hagel, william cohen was a republican senator before he was bill clinton's secretary of defense. >> i think he'll face the same challenge in terms of people on the democratic side saying, hey, wait, we've got some pretty talented people that are -- could step in in a moment's notice and fill that spot, and the republicans will say why are you helping out a democratic administration? >> reporter: one key republican already is challenging hagel. >> i am concerned about many of the comments that he made and has made like reference to, quote, jewish lobby, which i don't believe exists. i believe a pro-israel lobby exists. >> reporter: others insist hague sel not anti-israel. >> he belongs to a tough-minded in this case republican view of israel that, in fact, accepts the reality th
he has called for deep cuts in defense spending. reshaping spending, dealing with iran's nuclear programs, and being ready for potential involvement in the war in syria are all top priorities this winter. that means the political buzz saws are out again. like hagel, william cohen was a republican senator before he was bill clinton's secretary of defense. >> i think he'll face the same challenge in terms of people on the democratic side saying, hey, wait, we've got some pretty talented...
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is that ha way to get confirmed as defense secretary? >> there's nobody who is being honest who doesn't believe there's bloat inside the defense budget. if it's done intelligently, there are ways to capture several hundred billion dollars without harming national security. >> ifill: how do we know that he knows how to do it intelligently? >> he can't do it alone. that's why it's so important, the essence of qualification, which i think has been the central issue in this whole debate so far. the important issue is not whether he wants the jewish lobby instead of the israeli lobby. the issue is, is he qualified? does he know the portfolio he's going to be asked to carry? in this case i think the answer is an unequivocal yes. >> ifill: your response to that? well, i would say that, one, there's not hundreds of billions of dollars that you can cut from the defense department. i would say iraq and the afghan wars reveal that actually we need to increase defense spending. in particular, i think the navy and the army are in serious need of repa
is that ha way to get confirmed as defense secretary? >> there's nobody who is being honest who doesn't believe there's bloat inside the defense budget. if it's done intelligently, there are ways to capture several hundred billion dollars without harming national security. >> ifill: how do we know that he knows how to do it intelligently? >> he can't do it alone. that's why it's so important, the essence of qualification, which i think has been the central issue in this whole...
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this will be the secretary of defense. this is about deploying power or run the world and managing strategic assets and managing a shift where the president has said that we now have or did we have overweighted our resources in the middle east and south asia and we have underweighted our presence in asia looking at china. that shift is like moving a giant ship of spending, resources, american men and women being deployed in different places, as well as strategic asset purchasing, what weapons and technologies. and as we bring down the defense budget, smart choices need to happen so that at the end of the day, the department of defense is able to bring security to the world, that we have got the same degree of security deliverable then that we would. it is not a function of money. you need someone who understands. chuck hagel having been a combat veteran, two purple hearts from vietnam. that is very important. this is a man who understands the nature and structure of military organization. i think that is what i think will
this will be the secretary of defense. this is about deploying power or run the world and managing strategic assets and managing a shift where the president has said that we now have or did we have overweighted our resources in the middle east and south asia and we have underweighted our presence in asia looking at china. that shift is like moving a giant ship of spending, resources, american men and women being deployed in different places, as well as strategic asset purchasing, what weapons...
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the first is managing a defense build down, if the sequester goes into effect, a very dramatic defense build down. you need someone with excellent military management experience, which chuck hagel does not have. i think you were too kind to him in the opening presentation. the second challenge will be the challenge of iran. we are probably coming to the extreme decision point where iran in the four years ahead. and chuck hagel has shown himself again and again very credulous on what you can achieve by negotiating with iran. at this point, almost everybody's eyes have been opened to the impossibility of arriving at a negotiated solution, and yet chuck hagel has insisted that such solutions are reachable with iran, hamas, and hezbollah. the question arises is he hard headed enough. is he tough minded enough? it is one thing if he disagrees with everybody. if you disagree with everyone and you're wrong, being wrong by yourself is no improvement over being wrong in a group. >> let me ask you about iran. since david raises that point. hagel voted against sanctions. he said he's for multilat
the first is managing a defense build down, if the sequester goes into effect, a very dramatic defense build down. you need someone with excellent military management experience, which chuck hagel does not have. i think you were too kind to him in the opening presentation. the second challenge will be the challenge of iran. we are probably coming to the extreme decision point where iran in the four years ahead. and chuck hagel has shown himself again and again very credulous on what you can...